Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-03
MINOR NOTES.

native colonel, who was formerly un-
der Gordon at Khartoum, has arrived at
Cairo. He says the city did not fall from
treachery, but was carried by assault, ow-
ing to the exhaustion of the soldiers from
want of food Gordon was buried inside
the palace The Mahdi was angry at his
death
The New York World says: Rev. DIR.
Burchard has returned from another visit
to Washington. This time he saw Presi-
dent Cleveland and had a pleasant chat
of over an hour with him. The reverend
doctor told a friend that the President in
vited him to the White House. In the con
versation that took place the doctor admit
ted that his famous remark, "Rum, Roman
ism and Rebellion" was alluded to. Il
told the President, said the DOCTOR lit was
the will of the Lord that he should be
elected"
A remarkable literary partnership has
been formed between Julian Hawthorne and
Inspector Thomas Byrnes, chief of the New
| York detective bureau The result will be
a series of tales founded on fact, for which
Mr.. Byrnes will furnish the material and
Mr.. Hawthorne the literary workmanship.
The per capita consumption of spirits in
this country has fallen off one half since
lSlO-that is, from p gallons to 1t but
that Of beer has increased from less than
two gallons to II gallons per individual
The New York Herald sarcastically re
marks that the people who know all about
it have only killed the peach crop three
times so far this season. The peaches them
selves, however, are as well as could be ex-
pected, thank you, and will be about in a
few weeks.
Senator John Sherman arrived at Chicago
Saturday night from Washington and was
received at the station by a committee of
the Union League club. On Monday he was
given public reception at the Union League
club house,
Gov, Ormsbee has appointed Charles P
Marsh of Woodstock assistant Judge of the
county court i'll place of Judge Gay, deceas-
ed. Mr.. Marsh, who retired from practice
several years ago, was a member Of the EN-
of the most widely known and successful
in the state before the war, and is the mem
Der from Woodstock in the present legisla-
ture. He was not an applicant for APP
pointment.
By two decisions of the United States
supreme court, handed down last week, the
famous driyen-well patent of Nelson w
Green has been pronounced valid.
The Sullivan county IN. H. mutual fire
insurance company will wind up its affairs
The recent big fires were too much for it.
John X. Tarbox, the Massachusetts, III
surance commissioner, died in Boston, Sat
urday. He was appointed to that office by
Gen. Butler, and proved so good an officer
that the subsequent Republican governors
continued him in office.
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher is said to b,
: rapidly declining in health.
The sum of 500, O34 has been raised fol
Mrs Logan and invested in government
four per cents The subscriptions have beer
l closed
The faculty of the Grant Memorial Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania have conferred tn
, title of LID. upon George w. Childs tn
editor of the Philadelphia Public Ledge
and one Of Gen. Grants warmest persona
friends.
Mrs, W. II. Du Bots, wife of State Treas
urer Du Bots, died suddenly Tuesday nigh
at her home in West Randolph. She was
| e
, wide circle of devoted friends. Mr.. D
Bots has the sincere sympathy of friend
throughout the state in the affection whic
has befallen him.
q BY invitation of the legislature of Ill
nois Senator Sherman addressed that bod
4 Wednesday ON Principles and tendencie
h of the two great political parties" TIL
L Senator held throughout to the ground tina
II the antecedents, the spirit and the puIpos
of the Democratic party have always bee
such as to make it the antagonist of re,
national development.
The decrease of the national debt in Ma
X was IS, SSS, 991
Work was begun on the Bennington ba
y tie monument Wednesday. Contract
" Ward of Lowell, Mass, says the foundi
ton will be ready before Aug, Is for IL
- laying Of the cornerstone.
- 4 prominent colored citizen of Alaban
-, has complained to the Interstate CONNER,
. commission of a violation of the law |
\. putting him out Of first-class car to whiC
=. he had paid the fare. He is Il Democri
- and takes a part in the party canvass
lie Americans in London are paying 81
20 apiece for windows along the Queens rou
,e June 2lst, the day of the Jubilee" celebr
! ton concentrating the 50th anniversai
m of her reign.
W 4 delegate to political convention
If Pennsylvania, who sold his vote for 500
,s reported to have been driven nearly to su
ell eide by remorse, The particular occasiC
m of his remorse was the discovery that |
nj might just us well have got 800 for il.